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John Fenwick (1618—1683) was the leader of a group of Quakers who emigrated in 1675 from England to Salem, New Jersey where they established Fenwick's Colony, the first English settlement in West Jersey.
Philip Dunton Murphy (born August 16, 1957) [1] [2] is an American politician, diplomat, and financier serving as the 56th governor of New Jersey since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2017 and narrowly reelected in 2021.
The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New Jersey Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment.
Sean Spiller, New Jersey Education Association president, speaks as Governor Phil Murphy holds a press conference in response to the mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas at ...
Gov. Phil Murphy's emphatic repping of New Jersey at last week's Democratic National Convention became a viral moment for the two-term governor.
Although New Jersey is a Democratic-leaning state, having last backed a Republican for governor in Chris Christie's landslide 2013 re-election and for President in 1988, recent statewide elections have been notably competitive: in 2021, Governor Murphy was re-elected by 3.2 points, considerably down from his 14.1-point victory in 2017.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said he received a briefing Sunday night about the drone sightings in the northeast. “Received a briefing tonight from @FBINewark Special Agent in Charge Nelson ...
Phil Murphy became the 56th governor of New Jersey on January 16, 2018. He won re-election in 2021, becoming the first Democrat since Brendan Byrne in 1977 to do so. His first term, overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, has been characterized as establishing the already liberal-leaning state as one of the nation's most progressive.